Americas.

Countries: 35 sovereign nations encompassing North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.

Population Total: 1.06 billion which represents 12.8% of the global population.

Local Languages: 1000

Total Continent GDP: $38 trillion 2027 (USA $31 trillion)

Average Annual Income: $11,000 South America, $8,000 Caribbean, $70,000 North America

Economic Unions and Blocs: 6

Mercosur (Southern Common Market): As the largest economic bloc in South America, Mercosur is a customs union comprised of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

CARICOM (Caribbean Community): 15 member states, mostly Caribbean nations, and associated members.

CAN (Andean Community): This bloc consists of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

SICA (Central American Integration System): Serving Central American countries including Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Pacific Alliance: Association established by Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.

ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America): Founded by Cuba and Venezuela.

DR-CAFTA (Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement): A multilateral free trade agreement between the United States, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement): Replacing NAFTA, this trilateral trade bloc links the US, Canada, and Mexico. It governs a massive market representing about 17% of the global GDP.